Siraatयुद्धकाण्डः सर्गः 115
23 verses
तां तु पार्श्वे स्थितां प्रह्वां रामः संमेक्ष्य मैथिलीम्। हृदयान्तर्गतं भावं व्याहर्तुमुपचक्रमे॥
tāṃ tu pārśve sthitāṃ prahvāṃ rāmaḥ saṃmekṣya maithilīm| hṛdayāntargataṃ bhāvaṃ vyāhartumupacakrame||
Beholding Maithili standing humbly by him, Räma began to give vent to his pent-up feelings.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
एषासि निर्जिता भद्रे शत्रु जित्वा रणाजिरे। पौरुषात् यदनुष्ठेयं मयैतदुपपादितम्॥
eṣāsi nirjitā bhadre śatru jitvā raṇājire| pauruṣāt yadanuṣṭheyaṃ mayaitadupapāditam||
O gentle one, destroying all the enemies in the arena of battle I have subdued your enemy-I have done all that can be accomplished by manliness.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
गतोऽस्म्यन्तममर्षस्य धर्षणा संप्रमार्जिता। अवमानश्च शत्रुश्च युगपत्रिहतौ मया॥
gato'smyantamamarṣasya dharṣaṇā saṃpramārjitā| avamānaśca śatruśca yugapatrihatau mayā||
I have reached the other end of my anger, rubbed off (the insult) for my spouse being taken away by the enemy and have killed simultaneously my disgrace and enemy.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अद्य मे पौरुषं दृष्टमद्य मे सफलः श्रमः। अद्य तीर्णप्रतिज्ञोऽहं प्रभवाम्यद्य चात्मनः॥
adya me pauruṣaṃ dṛṣṭamadya me saphalaḥ śramaḥ| adya tīrṇapratijño'haṃ prabhavāmyadya cātmanaḥ||
My manliness has been displayed today, my laboúr has been crowned with success and today I have fulfilled my promise by my own prowess.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
या त्वं विरहिता नीता चलचित्तेन रक्षसा। दैवसंपादितो दोषो मानुषेण मया जितः॥
yā tvaṃ virahitā nītā calacittena rakṣasā| daivasaṃpādito doṣo mānuṣeṇa mayā jitaḥ||
That accidental misfortune, under the influence where of you were carried away by the fickle-minded Räksasa in my absence, has been subdued today by me, a man.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
संप्राप्तमवमानं यस्तेजसा न प्रमार्जति। कस्तस्य पौरुषेणार्थो महताप्यल्पचेतसः॥
saṃprāptamavamānaṃ yastejasā na pramārjati| kastasya pauruṣeṇārtho mahatāpyalpacetasaḥ||
What is the use of his manliness, who when insulted, cannot remove it? Even if he be a great man he may be called mean.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
लङ्घनं च समुद्रस्य लङ्कायाश्चापि मर्दनम्। सफलं तस्य च श्लाघ्यमद्य कर्म हनूमतः॥
laṅghanaṃ ca samudrasya laṅkāyāścāpi mardanam| saphalaṃ tasya ca ślāghyamadya karma hanūmataḥ||
The praise-worthy works of Hanumān-the crossing of the deep and the devastation of Lankā, have been crowned with success today.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
युद्धे विक्रमतश्चैव हितं मन्त्रयतस्तया। सुग्रीवस्य ससैन्यस्य सफलोऽद्य परिश्रमः॥
yuddhe vikramataścaiva hitaṃ mantrayatastayā| sugrīvasya sasainyasya saphalo'dya pariśramaḥ||
The labour of Sugrīva with his army, who displayed valour in the encounter and gave me good counsels, has borne fruit today.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
विभीषणस्य च तथा सफलोऽद्य परिश्रमः। विगुणं भ्रातरं त्यक्त्वा यो मां स्वयमुपस्थितः।।।।
vibhīṣaṇasya ca tathā saphalo'dya pariśramaḥ| viguṇaṃ bhrātaraṃ tyaktvā yo māṃ svayamupasthitaḥ||||
Today also the labour of Vibhişaņa has borne fruit-who renouncing his brother, devoid of all good Qualities, came to my side.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
इत्येवं वदतः श्रुत्वा सीता रामस्य तद्वचः। मृगीवोत्फुल्लनयना बभूवाश्रुपरिप्लुता ॥
ityevaṃ vadataḥ śrutvā sītā rāmasya tadvacaḥ| mṛgīvotphullanayanā babhūvāśrupariplutā ||
Hearing those words of Rāma, Sītā began to look wistfully like a hind, with eyes full of tears.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
पश्यतस्तां तु रामस्य समीपे हृदयप्रियाम्। जनवादभयाद्राज्ञो बभूव हृदयं द्विधा ॥
paśyatastāṃ tu rāmasya samīpe hṛdayapriyām| janavādabhayādrājño babhūva hṛdayaṃ dvidhā ||
Beholding his beloved spouse near him and afraid of popular ignominy his heart was broken into two.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
सीतामुत्पलपत्राक्षी नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजाम्। अवदद्वै वरारोहां मध्ये वानररक्षसाम्॥
sītāmutpalapatrākṣī nīlakuñcitamūrdhajām| avadadvai varārohāṃ madhye vānararakṣasām||
Thereupon he spoke to the exquisitely beautiful Sītā, in the midst of the monkeys and Räkşasas, having eyes resembling lotus petals and black and curling hairs, saying.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
यत्कर्तव्यं मनुष्येण धर्षणां प्रतिमार्जता। तत्कृतं रावणं हत्वा मयेदं मानकाङ्क्षिणा॥ निर्जिता जीवलोकस्य तपसा भावितात्मना। अगस्त्येन दुराधर्षा मुनिना दक्षिणेव दिक् ॥
yatkartavyaṃ manuṣyeṇa dharṣaṇāṃ pratimārjatā| tatkṛtaṃ rāvaṇaṃ hatvā mayedaṃ mānakāṅkṣiṇā|| nirjitā jīvalokasya tapasā bhāvitātmanā| agastyena durādharṣā muninā dakṣiṇeva dik ||
As the southern quarter, incapable of being got at by the people, was conquered by the selfcontrolled great ascetic Agasty, so for you slaying Ravana, I (always) anxious to have honour, have removed my insult-as is the duty of a man.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
विदितश्चास्तु भद्रं ते योऽयं रणपरिश्रमः। सुतीर्णः सुहृदां वीर्यान्न त्वदर्थं मया कृतः॥
viditaścāstu bhadraṃ te yo'yaṃ raṇapariśramaḥ| sutīrṇaḥ suhṛdāṃ vīryānna tvadarthaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ||
May good betide you-do you know that all my labour in the battle-field, backed by the prowess of my friends, is for you.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
रक्षता तु मया वृत्तमपवादं च सर्वतः। प्रख्यातस्यात्मवंशस्य न्यङ्गं च परिमार्जता॥
rakṣatā tu mayā vṛttamapavādaṃ ca sarvataḥ| prakhyātasyātmavaṃśasya nyaṅgaṃ ca parimārjatā||
To uphold the dignity of my well-known family, to remove the ignominy consequent upon your being stolen away as well as to wipe off my own insult I have encompassed this.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
प्राप्तचारित्रसंदेहा मम प्रतिमुखे स्थिता। दीपो नेत्रातुरस्येव प्रतिकूलासि मे दृढा ॥
prāptacāritrasaṃdehā mama pratimukhe sthitā| dīpo netrāturasyeva pratikūlāsi me dṛḍhā ||
I have suspected your character; you, (Therefore) standing before me, are distressing me like to a lamp before one who is subject to an eye-desease.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तद्गच्छ त्वानुजानेऽद्य यथेष्टं जनकात्मजे। एता दश दिशो भद्रे कार्यमस्ति न मे त्वया॥
tadgaccha tvānujāne'dya yatheṣṭaṃ janakātmaje| etā daśa diśo bhadre kāryamasti na me tvayā||
Do you therefore proceed, O daughter of king Janaka, wherever you like to one of these ten quarters. I permit you, O gentle one. I have nothing to do with you.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
कः पुमांस्तु कुले जातः स्त्रियं परगृहोषिताम्। तेजस्वी पुनरादद्यात्सुहृल्लोभेन चेतसा ॥
kaḥ pumāṃstu kule jātaḥ striyaṃ paragṛhoṣitām| tejasvī punarādadyātsuhṛllobhena cetasā ||
What powerful man, born in a high family, take back his wife considering her as friend out of lust, who has lived long in another's house?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
रावणाङ्कपरिक्लिष्टां दृष्टां दुष्टेन चक्षुषा। कथं त्वां पुनरादद्यां कुलं व्यपदिशन्महत्॥
rāvaṇāṅkaparikliṣṭāṃ dṛṣṭāṃ duṣṭena cakṣuṣā| kathaṃ tvāṃ punarādadyāṃ kulaṃ vyapadiśanmahat||
You were taken by Rāvana on his lap, beheld by him with sinful eyes; how can I, taking you back, bring disgrace upon my great family?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
यदर्थ निर्जिता मे त्वं सोऽयमासादितो मया। नास्ति मे त्वय्यभिष्वङ्गो यथेष्टं गम्यतामिति ॥
yadartha nirjitā me tvaṃ so'yamāsādito mayā| nāsti me tvayyabhiṣvaṅgo yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāmiti ||
The object, with which I have gained you back, has been accomplished. I have got no attachment for you-do you go wherever you wish, O gentle one.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तदद्य व्याहृतं भद्रे मयैतत्कृतबुद्धिना। लक्ष्मणे वाथ भरते कुरु बुद्धिं यथासुखम्॥ शत्रुघ्ने वाथ सुग्रीवे राक्षसे वा विभीषणे। निवेशय मनः सीते यथा वा सुखमात्मना॥
tadadya vyāhṛtaṃ bhadre mayaitatkṛtabuddhinā| lakṣmaṇe vātha bharate kuru buddhiṃ yathāsukham|| śatrughne vātha sugrīve rākṣase vā vibhīṣaṇe| niveśaya manaḥ sīte yathā vā sukhamātmanā||
I speak these to you impelled by my sense of duty. If you wish you may live with Laksmana, Bharatga or Satrughna or with Sugrīva or Räkş asa Vibhisana. Do you settle, O Sita, where you may find your own pleasure.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नहि त्वां रावणो दृष्ट्वा दिव्यरूपां मनोरमाम्। मर्षयत्यचिरं सीते स्वगृहे पर्यवस्थिताम्॥
nahi tvāṃ rāvaṇo dṛṣṭvā divyarūpāṃ manoramām| marṣayatyaciraṃ sīte svagṛhe paryavasthitām||
O Sita, (I do not think) Ravana has overlooked you, who lived in his house, beholding you so graceful and beautiful.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततः प्रियाहश्रवणा तदप्रियं प्रियादुपश्रुत्य चिरस्य मानिनी। मुमोच बाष्पं रुदती तदा भृशं गजेन्द्रहस्ताभिहतेव वल्लरी॥
tataḥ priyāhaśravaṇā tadapriyaṃ priyādupaśrutya cirasya māninī| mumoca bāṣpaṃ rudatī tadā bhṛśaṃ gajendrahastābhihateva vallarī||
Thereupon hearing those unpleasant words from her beloved (husband) Sītā, always sensitive and who had never heard such unpleasant words, trembling like a creeper torn by the trunk of an elephant, began to weep shedding tears profusely.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)